gardens

With 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the

Forestry Commission's National Arboretum at Westonbirt is getting readyto welcome the world by planting one of 40 'Coubertin oaks' - treesgrown from acorns taken from an oak planted in 1890 in Much Wenlock inhonour of the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre deCoubertin.

Family activities to discover the intrepid world of plant hunting, expert carvers creating big play trail pieces and over 100 exhibitors join this year's Treefest at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum in Gloucestershire.

Batsford Arboretum Spring 2012Batsford Arboretum, near Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, is officially one of the best visitor attractions in the Cotswolds, having just been awarded silver in the ‘Best Visitor Attraction of the Year' category in the Cotswolds Tourism Awards 2012.

Ebrington & District Gardening Club is organising a Gardens Open Day on Sunday 5th June from 10.30 to 17.00.The Club was the winner of a Gold Medal at Hampton Court Flower Show in 2009 and 2010 plus “Best in Class” in 2009.

Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th November 2010, 12noon-4pmBook bargains feature alongside the usual menu of delicious cakes, hot drinks and homemade lunches at Snowshill Manor Restaurant next weekend. Staff and volunteers are busy putting the finishing touches to their two-day second hand book sale which will take over half of the restaurant.